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Patent EP-0972247-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WOLFF JAMES J
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1997-08-01
Abstract: A distributed database-management system is disclosed in which multiple clients on a network share control over and responsibility for the coherency of a shared database with multiple records. The clients arbitrate between each other for exclusive editing access to each of the fields within each record. The database-management system includes lock fields associated with each field in the multiple records. Each client executes a resident coherency process which is responsive to a request to edit a field. The process grants the request if there is not a field lock on the field. When the request is granted the coherency process asserts exclusive ownership of the field by placing a lock on the field. The coherency process is also responsive to a request to exit editing the field and in response thereto de-asserts exclusive ownership of the field.
Patent EP-0918823-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BLOOM JOY SAWYER
IPC: C08L79/08
Filed: 1997-08-19
Abstract: L'invention concerne de nouveaux mélanges polymères de polyimides, écologiques au cours de leur confection, qui confèrent un coefficient de friction amélioré aux articles façonnés à partir de ceux-ci, ces mélanges étant obtenus par mélange de polyimides imidisés à 90 % au moins, sensiblement exempts de solvant et ayant une dimension moyenne des particules d'environ 30 νm ou moins, d'au moins un polymère ou polyamide cristallin liquide thermoplastique pouvant être mis en oeuvre par fusion, et d'un lubrifiant.
Patent EP-0928224-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAUFMAN JOHN G
IPC: B05B7/00
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: Distributeurs de liquide dotés d'une structure leur permettant de contenir un bassin (53, 106, 124) de liquide, jusqu'à un niveau prédéterminé. Une chambre de décharge (57, 118, 131) contient de l'air au-dessus du niveau de liquide et un dispositif de décharge s'étend vers le haut au moins partiellement à travers la chambre de décharge depuis un niveau inférieur à celui du bassin et possède un orifice de sortie externe (60, 116, 137). Le dispositif de décharge comporte une chambre (62, 112, 142) de formation de mousse dotée d'une paroi définissant de très petits trous situés au-dessus du niveau du bassin, et un moyen de pression (37, 82, 130) est couplé à la chambre de décharge et peut être actionné de manière à augmenter la pression dans la chambre de décharge, si bien qu'une pression appliquée sur le niveau du bassin pousse du liquide dans le dispositif de décharge. Simultanément, de l'air est forcé à travers les petits trous dans la chambre de formation de mousse pour rencontrer le liquide passant dans ladite chambre où une formation progressive de mousse a lieu avant que la mousse qui en résulte ne soit forcée par l'orifice de décharge.
Patent EP-0938350-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DA SILVA ZBOROWSKI ANTONIO CES
IPC: A61L31/04
Filed: 1997-10-09
Abstract: The present invention refers to a biomembrane suitable for use in substitution, reconstruction or regeneration of human or animal organs or tissues which comprises the polymerization product of natural latex as its main constituent. The invention is also related to a substitute material for human or anima organs and tissues and to a support for the growth of microorganisms and cells which contain a biomembrane as described above.
Patent EP-0871746-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BLINKOVSKY ALEXANDER
IPC: A23L27/24
Filed: 1997-10-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having carboxypeptidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing the polypeptides. The present invention further relates to methods of obtaining protein hydrolysates useful as flavor improving agents.
Patent EP-0866999-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TAUBE JOHN D
IPC: G05D11/00
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: Vanne permettant de mélanger des premier et second fluides selon un rapport volumétrique constant, quelles que soient les variations des pressions d'alimentation des deux fluides. Ladite vanne possède un passage (16) d'entrée pour le premier fluide qui passe à travers une chambre (46) de vanne à tiroir cylindrique et un passage (18) d'entrée pour le second fluide qui passe également à travers la chambre (46) de vanne à tiroir cylindrique. Des évents (60, 62) connectent les deux passages à fluide aux extrémités de la chambre (46) de vanne à tiroir cylindrique. La vanne (46) à tiroir cylindrique possède une paire de rainures annulaires (66, 70) alignées avec les deux passages d'entrée (16, 18). L'une des rainures bloque partiellement l'un des passages d'entrée pour former un orifice variable (92) répondant aux changements de pression des fluides entrants par déplacement de la vanne (46) à tiroir cylindrique vers une position qui ajuste le flux volumétrique dans les deux passages pour maintenir un rapport constant entre les fluides du mélange.
Patent EP-0946190-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZELLE ROBERT E
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 1997-11-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for stimulating the growth of neurites in nerve cells. The compositions comprise a neurotrophic amount of a compound and a neurotrophic factor, such as nerve growth factor (NGF). The methods comprise treating nerve cells with the above compositions or compositions comprising the compound without a neurotropic factor. The methods of this invention can be used to promote repair of neuronal damage caused by disease or physical trauma.
Patent EP-1006963-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MITRA SEKHAR
IPC: A61F7/02
Filed: 1997-12-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to a nasal dilator which comprises a means for dilating the nostrils and a thermal element, which can be worn on the nose of a human for an extended period of time, as well as a method of treatment for relief of nasal congestion/blockage, sinus discomfort and pain, and other cold and/or allergy symptoms associated therewith, by applying said nasal dilator to the nose of a human in need of such treatment.
Patent EP-0964962-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BISHOP ROBERT J
IPC: E02B3/06
Filed: 1997-12-17
Abstract: Ensemble (20) de dissipation d'énergie pour l'eau mouvante, constitué d'une pluralité de modules (22) dont chacun est un corps flottant formé d'une enveloppe continue délimitant une chambre creuse étanche. L'enveloppe présente une pluralité de surfaces planes (28, 36, 40, 60) s'entrecroisant et un élément d'ancrage (44) relié à l'enveloppe en au moins deux endroits séparés, permettant d'attacher le corps flottant dans une relation tridimensionnelle. Les modules comportent également des ouvertures (62) permettant de régler la flottabilité et la masse du corps flottant de manière que l'ensemble (20) puisse être adapté aux vagues de l'eau sur lequel le système est installé. L'invention décrit également un procédé pour arrêter l'action de vagues.
Patent EP-1036121-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAGER PATRICK J
IPC: C08J5/18
Filed: 1997-12-10
Abstract: L'invention concerne des films orientés de manière biaxiale à base de polypropylène isotactique orienté. Les films conviennent particulièrement bien pour être utilisés comme support de ruban adhésif. Les films de l'invention peuvent être facilement rompus au moyen de distributeurs de ruban existant dans le commerce pour produire des bords de coupe proprement dentelés. Les films de support de ruban possèdent une seule orientation de morphologie cristalline préférée par rapport au sens de référence. En particulier, l'orientation d'axe de chaîne cristalline présente une seule valeur maximum, mesurée par des balayages azimutaux de transmission à grand angle de diffusion de rayons X ('WAXS') de réflexions provenant de plans cristallins monocliniques (110), cette valeur étant située à un angle d'environ 75°, de préférence inférieur à environ 45°, et idéalement inférieur à environ 25° par rapport au sens de référence. La morphologie cristalline est en outre caractérisée par une répartition autour du pic (ouverture angulaire totale à mi-hauteur de pic) d'environ 40° à 75°. Les nouveaux films présentent de préférence un allongement à la rupture dans le sens de référence d'environ 45 % à 90 %, de manière plus préférée d'environ 45 % à 80 %. De plus, les nouveaux films nécessitent une énergie de rupture inférieure à environ 350 N-cm/cm2 lorsqu'on les rompt à l'aide d'un couteau de distributeur dentelé en métal, et inférieure à environ 70 N-mm/mm2 lorsqu'on les rompt à l'aide d'un distributeur en polystyrène moulé par injection équipé d'un couteau dentelé en plastique. Enfin, les nouveaux films présentent un étirement inférieur à environ 4 %, de préférence inférieur à environ 3 % lorsqu'on les rompt au moyen de distributeurs de ruban disponibles dans le commerce.
Patent EP-0951612-A1 (EP)
Title: Method for drying out rock containing immobile formation water within the encroachment area of natural gas deposits and gas reservoirs
Inventor: DEWENTER WENDELIN
IPC: E21B43/25
Filed: 1997-12-18
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for drying out rock containing immobile formation water within the encroachment area of natural gas deposits and gas reservoirs, which produce less than 50 l of water per 1000 m<3> (Vn) of extracted natural gas. According to said method, the water-bearing rock is rendered hydrophobic by means of a dispersion containing the following components: (A) a water-repelling active substance, (B) a hydrophilic dispersing agent which can be mixed with water, and, if needed, (C) a dispersing additive.
Patent EP-0944684-A1 (EP)
Title: Composition d'adhesif conducteur anisotrope
Inventor: IYER SHRIDHAR RATNASWAMY
IPC: C09J201/00
Filed: 1997-12-15
Abstract: On décrit une nouvelle composition d'adhésif conducteur anisotrope thermiquement recyclable destinée à fixer un dispositif semi-conducteur sur un substrat. La composition contient: (a) une résine réticulée thermiquement, recyclable, produite par réaction d'au moins un diénophile d'une fonctionnalité supérieure à un et d'au moins un polymère contenant du furan à substitution 2,5-dialkyle; et (b) au moins une matière électro-conductrice présente dans une quantité suffisante pour produire un milieu conducteur unidirectionnel.
Patent EP-0860888-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ALLEN ROBERT J
IPC: C25B9/23
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: Method for coating solid
polymer electrolytes or other ion-conducting polymer surfaces
with a thin film of at least one metal, metal alloy, metal
oxide or mixed metal oxides, by subjecting the ion-conductive
surfaces to low energy electron beam to clean the
same and then subjecting the cleaned surfaces under vacuum to
a high energy beam containing ions of the metal to be
deposited to form the thin film. Materials prepared using
this method gain advantage in electrochemical and membrane-based
applications.
Patent EP-0882677-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMITT WAELTI
IPC: B01D29/11
Filed: 1998-04-28
Abstract: A sewage sludge dewatering assembly has an elongated standing pressure vessel (1, 28) with an overhead raw sludge inlet (10, 27) and two concentric filter candles (12, 13, 20, 22) aligned with the pressure vessel (1, 28). The inner filter candle (12, 20) is located within the outer candle (13, 22). The assembly also has a powered (3, 5, 6, 7, 24) conveyer (2, 21), a filtrate outlet (17, 32), a compressor chamber (16, 30) located after the filter candles (12, 13, 20, 22), and a sludge outlet (17, 31) with an infinitely-variable throttle. The novelty is that: (a) the sludge inlet opens into the ring-chamber between the inner (12, 20) and the outer (13, 22) filters, in which the conveyer (2, 21) is located; (b) the conveyer is a helical spiral between the two filters.
Patent EP-0888743-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LAUN HANS-HEINRICH
IPC: A47L13/16
Filed: 1998-04-30
Abstract: A textile material comprises at least two different needled base non-wovens which show a structure on at least one side produced by needle punching. The needles used are forked or crowned to a depth that ensures that they are completely filled with fibres from the entry side. Only unmixed fibres appear in the pattern, in the background and on the back. Also claimed are: (i) the initial laminating of the two layers without activating melt fibres contained in them, needling to form the structure, and then activating the melt fibres; and (ii) the initial laminating of the two layers by an adhesive layer.
Patent EP-0882637-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOYER MICHAEL J
IPC: B62D5/04
Filed: 1998-06-03
Abstract: A steering assembly (10) includes a housing (28, 60)
and a member (14) which is movable axially in the housing
to effect turning movement of steerable wheels of a
vehicle. The member (14) has a rack portion (36) for
engagement with a pinion (30) and an externally threaded
screw portion (40). A ball nut (110) extends around the
screw portion (40) of the member (14) and has an internal
thread (116). A plurality of balls (200) are disposed
between the internal thread (116) on the ball nut (110) and
the external thread (40) on the member (14) for
transmitting force between the ball nut and the screw
portion of the member. An electric motor (50) for rotating
the ball nut (110) includes a stator (70) and a rotor (80).
A bearing assembly (150) supports the ball nut (110) for
rotation relative to the housing, the bearing assembly
including a plurality of bearings (152) disposed between
first and second races (154, 156). The central radial
plane (158) of the bearings (152) intersects the internal
thread (116) of the ball nut (110). A first portion of the
internal thread (116) on the ball nut (110) is disposed
radially inward of the rotor (80) and the stator (70), and
a second portion of the internal thread on the ball nut is
disposed axially outward of the rotor and the stator.
Patent EP-0887042-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ARENS DIETER
IPC: E04C2/42
Filed: 1998-06-27
Abstract: The grating has two upwardly raking, inwardly undercut side flanges containing insert strip made of deformable material such as felt, bristle elements or textile overlay with one side flange (4) having a lower height than the other. The lower side flange (5) ends above the undercut edge (8), while the other flange sets out with a cowl (9) reaching out over it. The profile strips couple in parallel with their lowest flanges facing each other.
Patent EP-0905144-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OBERKOFLER JOERG DR
IPC: C08J3/14
Filed: 1998-09-21
Abstract: Longitudinally-oriented, fibrous, cationic cellulose particles are obtained by adding a cationizing agent to a cellulose solution, dispersing in a regenerating agent under shearing conditions and immediately regenerating and precipitating the cellulose. Independent claims are also included for: (a) apparatus for this process, in which the dispersion apparatus has a toothed rotor and a toothed stator and the inlet tube for the cellulose solution is fitted with a mixing nozzle for introducing the regenerating agent or non- solvent, consisting of several tubes and ending just before the gap between the teeth of the rotor and stator;   (b) cellulose particles obtained by this process, with an average particle size of 0.01-10 (preferably 0.1-1) mm.
Patent EP-0910081-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ANDOH JUNICHI
IPC: G11B19/26
Filed: 1998-10-15
Abstract: An optical disc drive has a spindle motor for rotating an optical
disc; an optical pick-up which can move at least in a radial direction
of the optical disc; a sensor for detecting the rotation of the motor;
and a spindle servo for controlling the rotation number of the spindle
motor based on signals from the sensor. This spindle servo is adapted
to be operated at the time of changing the rotation number of the
spindle motor, e.g. at the time of changing rotation speed of the
spindle motor in multiple steps given by integral multiples of 1 or
at the time of changing rotation speed when the optical pick-up moves
in the radial direction of the optical disc. According to this optical
disc drive, it takes a relatively short time until the rotation speed
of the motor reaches the target rotation speed and its rotation becomes
stable.
Patent EP-0999388-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KUHLEN MORTEN
IPC: F16J15/3244
Filed: 1998-11-05
Abstract: A poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) shaft sealing ring (1) comprises a sheet metal carrying sleeve (2) surrounded by an elastomer material mantle (3) with a dust tip (5). The PTFE collar has a lip (9) with a corrugated cross section, which is in contact with the shaft (12) and which forms a screw thread type sealing edge. The latter has a return groove (11), which has an overflow opening on the oil side of the lip.
Patent EP-0928757-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PAUL HANS WERNER
IPC: B65G21/08
Filed: 1998-12-09
Abstract: The goods transported on a conveyer belt are protected from e.g. unwanted deposits on the belt by a series of semi-circular hoods (6,7) laid end-to-end in a supporting frame (1) each side of the conveyer belt. Each hood section is separated from the adjacent section by inspection covers (9,10) which slide up and down to reveal inspection apertures (3,4,5). Each hood section is fixed in the supporting frame. Each inspection cover is linked to the other side of the frame by e.g. bungee cords (13) with clamps (14,15), enabling the hatch cover to slide upwards and be clamped in position. It is subsequently released from the clamp and returned to its original position.
Patent EP-0880096-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MALCOLM PETER BRYAN
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 1994-07-18
Abstract: A method of operating a computer system, in particular
a microcomputer having a storage device shared between
several application programs, comprises a backup process
including a process for maintaining a record of changes made
to the data on the storage device whilst the backup process
is executing. The record is used to ensure that the data
seen by the backup process does not change while it is
executing whilst allowing other processes to continue to
update the storage device normally, thereby avoiding delays
associated with file locking techniques. When a subsequent
change is made to the same portion of data (28), the
corresponding portion of the record is overwritten (32). The
additional operations are executed at the level of the
operating system interface of the microcomputer in such a
manner that normal use of the computer is unaffected.
Patent EP-0909581-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BELMONTE GIUSEPPE
IPC: B01J8/00
Filed: 1998-10-12
Abstract: Reactor for chemical reactions which are carried out in
triphasic systems (liquid, gas, solid) which comprises:
   i) a bottom head into which the reagent gas is fed,
through an inlet nozzle;   ii) one or more superimposed thermal exchange sections,
each of these sections being immersed in
the corresponding synthesis section;   iii) a head containing outlet nozzles for discharging
the suspension and outlet nozzles for discharging
the non-reacted gas and a group of inclined
transversal diaphragms for separating the particles
of liquid and/or solid drawn in.
Patent EP-0959580-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KUCZYNSKI PETER DR
IPC: H04L27/01
Filed: 1998-05-19
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of mobile communications
systems and particularly to an apparatus for iterative equalising and decoding coded
data of these systems. 
     Iterative equalisation and decoding has the basic idea of using a maximum a
posteriori (MAP) detector, which is able to accept not only channel values but also a
priori information about the symbols to be detected. If existing systems should be
upgraded to iterative equalisation and decoding to provide higher reception
sensitivity, the structure of these systems has to be changed significantly. 
     The present invention avoids this problem by using a separate set of equaliser and
decoder on a separate hardware for iterative equalising and decoding allowing
flexible design of the BTS on higher sensitivity reception demands.
Patent EP-0927835-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUDA AKIO
IPC: F16G13/06
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: A silent chain link plate that has a pair of
apertures and a plurality of teeth for engagement with a
sprocket. Each tooth (21) has a protruding surface (24b) near its
corresponding aperture, and thus, the durability of the link
plate is increased.
Patent EP-0867258-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GRARE PIERRE
IPC: B65G59/06
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: The device for fitting a piston head (3) with a set of piston rings comprises a piston ring well defining a cylindrical space (A) for receiving the piston head. In the well are staged circumferential grooves (2) each receiving a ring. There are expansion means (4) for the rings housed in the well and means (5) for leading the rings into the grooves. The means (5) are formed by parallel channels (5a,5b,5c) and a tappet (6) sliding in each channel. Each channel has a lateral supply opening (8,9,10) which connects it to a feeder channel (11,12,13) in which rests the bottom of a stack (17,18,19) of piston rings. The feeder channel has a sliding tappet (14,15,16) movable from the bottom of the stack to the lateral opening. The piston ring fitting device reduces the number of activators required.
Patent EP-0911304-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BENSE PIERRE
IPC: C04B28/02
Filed: 1998-10-26
Abstract: A reflective coating composition contains reflective glass debris which has a metallized or enameled surface or contains metal inclusions. A reflective coating composition, for traffic surfaces or associated safety or sign elements, contains 10-80 wt.% glass debris including ≥ 10 wt.% of less than 20 mm size reflective glass debris which has a metallized or enameled surface or contains metal inclusions. Independent claims are also included for (i) a coating for traffic surfaces, especially roads, cycle tracks, sidewalks, footpaths and parking lots, comprising a bituminous, hydraulic or polymeric binder and 10-80 wt.% of the glass debris described above; and (ii) a safety or sign element, especially safety barriers, kerbs and boundary markers, comprising a hydraulic or polymeric binder and 10-80 wt.% of the glass debris described above.
Patent EP-0913662-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RENAUD-BEZOT JEAN-LUC
IPC: F41F3/045
Filed: 1998-10-30
Abstract: A firing system is designed to set off the charge at a given distance from the launcher which is sufficiently great to prevent any fragments from hitting the person firing the launcher. The projectile (3), designed to be fired at a target from a launcher (2), has a warhead (14) with a shaped charge which has its axis (38) in line with that of the projectile and is detonated by a firing system (17). The firing system incorporates a detector, a mechanical or electronic timing device and an initiator. The launch tube (2) contains the projectile (3) and a propellant charge (4). It also has a sight (6) and a firing mechanism (8, 9).
Patent EP-0921608-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RONDEAU JEAN-LUC
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 1998-12-01
Abstract: The socket includes two sections of a rear clip which when are close together results in the plug being gripped in the socket. When one end is moved up, the plug is released.